| Official Name: | White Meadow Lake, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Morris County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | White Meadow Lake |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morris County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Morris |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rockaway |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.55 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.34 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.22 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.07 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
| Area Water Percent: | 10.92 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8710 |
| Population Density Km2: | 933.04 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2416.76 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −05:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −04:00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Elevation Ft: | 755 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9285°N -74.5168°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 07866 (Rockaway) |
| Area Code: | 862/973 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] [4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 02390507[5] |
White Meadow Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.[6] [7] [8] [9] As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 8,710.
White Meadow Lake is in north-central Morris County, in southern Rockaway Township. It is bordered to the south by the borough of Rockaway and to the southeast by Denville Township. It is bordered in all other directions by other areas within Rockaway Township, including Hibernia to the north and Mount Hope to the west. Interstate 80 passes through the southern part of the White Meadow Lake CDP, with access from Exit 37 (Green Pond Road). I-80 leads east 8miles to Parsippany and west 11miles to Netcong. New York City is to the east.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the White Meadow Lake CDP has an area of 4.07sqmi, including 3.6sqmi of land and 0.47sqmi of water (11.54%).[1] The lake for which the community is named lies in the west-central part of it and drains to the east via White Meadow Brook, part of the Rockaway River watershed flowing east toward the Passaic River.
The 2010 United States census counted 8,836 people, 3,061 households, and 2,531 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,152 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 89.08% (7,871) White, 1.69% (149) Black or African American, 0.03% (3) Native American, 5.89% (520) Asian, 0.05% (4) Pacific Islander, 1.45% (128) from other races, and 1.82% (161) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.19% (812) of the population.
Of the 3,061 households, 41.0% had children under the age of 18; 71.3% were married couples living together; 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 17.3% were non-families. Of all households, 13.6% were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.18.
25.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.6 males.
As of the 2000 census, there were 9,052 people, 3,046 households, and 2,562 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 3,119 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.6% White, 1.61% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.7% of the population.[10]
There were 3,046 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.25.[10]
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.[10]
The median income for a household in the CDP was $83,708, and the median income for a family was $89,345. Males had a median income of $57,400 versus $41,057 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,596. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.[10]
All homeowners in White Meadow Lake are members of the White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association, Inc., which owns and maintains the lake itself and its beaches, boat docks, club house and other facilities. Full membership dues (as of 2023) were $895.00 per home.[11]
Two places of worship are located within White Meadow Lake, both Jewish: the White Meadow Temple, a Conservative congregation, and a Chabad center.
Copeland Middle School, part of the Rockaway Township Public Schools, is located in White Meadow Lake, as is Stony Brook Elementary School. Elementary school students in White Meadow Lake attend either Stony Brook or Catherine A. Dwyer Elementary School. High school students attend Morris Hills High School in Rockaway Borough.